Soldering-iron heater.



' No. 761,584. PATENTED MAY 31,1904,

; F. J. DB WITT.

SOLDERING IRON HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY a, 1903. no MODEL;

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FREDERICK J .DE'WITT, OFAUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- PatentedMay31, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE- HALF TO GEORQE HAMILTON, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

SOLDERlNG- IRON HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 761,584, dated May 31,1904:.

Application filed May 6, 1903. Seria1N0- 155,838. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Beit known that I FREDERICK J .DE Wrr'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Auburn,in the county of Cayuga and State of New .York, haveinvented certain new. and useful Improvements 1n'Soldering-Iron Heaters;and

I'do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and

, to the figures of reference marked thereon,

which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to soldering iron heaters, and has for its objectto provide improved means for concentrating the heat about thesoldering-iron to more quickly and uniformly heat the same. It isfurthermore designed to have the invention embodied in the presentinvention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyingdrawings,and-particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevatio of a soldering-iron heaterhaving the device of-the present invention applied thereto and showing asoldering-iron -supported in position to be heated. Fig. 2is a plan viewthereof. Fig.3 is a plan view of the top of the present invention. Fig.4 is a rear elevation showing the brackets for support of hood'andsoldering-iron and the inside of the hood. Fig. 5 is a side elevationshowing the adjustability of the bracket for the support of the iron.Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the hood, taken on line a a, showing thetorch, brackets, and the direction of the flame in the hood, which isdesignated by the arrows.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of. the

- drawings.

For an adequate understanding of the application and operation of thepresent attachment there has been shown in the drawings a solder-ironheater 1, which may be of any common or preferred type, the one shownhaving a fuel-supply pipe 2, rising from the top of the can or bodywhich contains the hydrocarbon fuel, usually gasolene, with a burner ortorch 3 projected laterally-from the top of the supply-pipe. 'Beneaththe torch andcarried by the pipe2 is an ordinary drip-cup 4 to contain asmall amount of fuel for initiallyheating the torch or burner.

' In carrying out the present invention it is designed to confine theflame about the torch or burner, preferably by means of a substantiallycylindrical hood or casing 5, which embraces the torch and is providedwith on outer or forward closed end and a rear open end. This hood isbraced or stiffened by means of a metal bar or rib 6, riveted orotherwise secured externally to the bottom or lower side thereof, and isprovided at its rear end with a pendent ear or projection 7 For thesupport of the hood there is a bracket 8, the forward portion of vwhichis extended laterally'to form an arm 9, having an outer terminal pendentcar 10, which is connected to the ear or projection 7 of the hood bymeans of 'a screw 11. The opposite rear end of the bracket is alsoprojected laterally in the same direction'as the arm 9 and is bent "of abracket 14, applied to the ear 7 of the hood and pierced by the screw11, from which the bracket inclines upwardly and rearwardly.

to a point above the torch, where it is directed laterally to form anarm 15, extending across the torch and in rear of the hood.

In heating a soldering-iron (indicated at 16) it is thrust into the hoodthrough the rear open end thereof and rested upon the bottom lining ofthe hood. the handle or shank portion'of the iron resting across the armas a support to hold the iron in its proper relation with respect to thetorch. As best indidieated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be notedthat the hood fits close up about the lower side of the torch, so as togive considerable space between the top of the torch and the top of thehood for the reception of the iron and also to direct and confine all ofthe flame into intimate contact with the iron.

While not absolutely necessary, it is preferred to provide the hood withsome heat- 'noncondueting lining 17as, for instance,

asbestosto retard radiation.

For convenience in adjusting the attachment in accordance with differentconditions the hood and the bracket 1 L may be adjusted to differentangles upon the main bracket 8 through the medium of the screw 11.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a soldering-iron heater, the combination with thelaterally-projecting torch, of a hood closed at its front end and openat its rear, means for supporting the hood in a position so that theflame from the torch is delivered into the open rear end of the hood anda space is formed for the entrance of the soldering-iron between the endof the torch and the top wall of the hood, and means for supporting thesoldering-iron handle above the torch so that the iron is held inposition before the flame.

2. In a soldering-iron heater, the combination with thelaterally-projecting torch, of a hood closed at its front end and openat its rear, means for supporting the hood from the torch in a positionso that the flame from the torch is delivered into the open rear end ofthe hood, and a space is provided for the entrance of the soldering-ironbetween the end of the torch and the top wall or the hood, and means forsupporting the soldering iron handle above the torch so that the iron isheld in position before the flame.

3. In a soldering-iron heater, the combination with a torch, of aflame-confining hood arranged with relation to the said torch, means foradjusting the hood relatively to the torch, and means adjustably securedto the hood for adjustably supporting the iron within the hoodrelatively to the torch.

4. In a soldering-iron heater, the combination with an upstandingfeed-pipe and a torch projected laterally therefrom, of a heat-confininghood supported upon the heater, one

' end of the hood being closed and the opposite end open for thereception of the iron, and means adjustably secured to the hood forsupporting the iron therewithin relatively to the torch.

5. The combination with an approximately horizontally arranged torch, ofa flame-confining hood mounted thereon and having an adjustable movementin a vertical plane with relation thereto.

6. The combination with an approximately horizontallyarranged torch, ofa flame-confining hood spaced therefrom, said hood having avertically-adjustable movement with relation to the torch, and means adjustabl y secured to the hood for adjustably supporting the irontherewithin.

7. The combination with an approximately horizontal torch, of aflame-confining hood spaced therefrom, the hood having one end closedand its opposite end open and having a vertically-adjustable movementwith relation to the torch, and means adjustably secured to the hood foradjustably supporting the iron therewithin relatively to the torch.

8. In a soldering-iron heater, the combination with an upstandingfeed-pipe and torch projected laterally therefrom, of a heat-confininghood supported upon the torch and having a vertically-adjustablemovement with relation to the torch, the forward end or the hood beingclosed and the rear end being open for the reception of the iron, and aniron-support mounted upon the heater and adjustably disposed in the rearof the hood to adjust the iron relatively to the torch.

9. A soldering-iron heater, embodying a hood, amain supporting-bracketand an ironsupporting bracket,having their forward ends connected to thehood, one of the brackets being inclined upwardly and rearwardly andprovided with an iron-supporting arm.

10. Inasoldering-iron heater, the combination with an upstandingfeed-pipe and torch, of a heat-confining hood, a supporting-brackethaving connection with the hood and the torch of the heater, and anotherbracket havingadjustable connection with the hood and provided with aniron-supporting arm.

11. Inasoldering-iron heater, the combination with an upstandingfeed-pipe and torch, of a heat-confining hood having one of its endsclosed and at its opposite end open, a bracket for supporting the hoodupon the torch oithe heater, a bracket for supporting the solderingironwith relation to the open end of the said hood, and a single meanscooperating with the said brackets and the hood to permit of anadjustment of the said hood and iron-support.

12. In a soldering-iron heater, the eombination with an upstandingfeed-pipe and torch, of a heat-confining hood having one of its endsclosed and its opposite end open, a bracket for supporting the hood uponthe torch of the heater, means for adjustably securing the bracket tothe said torch, a bracket for supporting the soldering-iron withrelation to the open end of the said hood, and a single meanscooperating with the said brackets and IIO the hood'to permit of anadjustment of the latter and the iron-support.

13. In asoldering-iron heater, the combination with an upstandingfeed-pipe and a torch, of a flame-confining hood suspended from thetorch'of the heater, said hood being capable of a vertical andsubstantially horizontal ad justment. with relation to the torch, andmeans for adjustably supporting the soldering-iron within the hoodrelatively to the torch.

14. A soldering-iron heater, embodying a hood which is closed at itsforward end and open at its rear end and provided with a pendent car, amain supporting-bracket and an iron-supporting bracket having theirforward FREDERICK J. DE WITT.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. LEONARD, IRVING BACON.

